Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2000

On Mar 22, 2000, the House voted 206–205 on “Will the House Consider the Bill” (S 1287). Result: Passed. By party: Republicans 197–15, Democrats 8–189, Independents 1–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 106th Congress (1999–2000), Bill Clinton was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Result: Passed
Yes: 206
No: 205
Did not vote: 29
Date: Mar 22, 2000

By party

Republicans197 yes · 15 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats8 yes · 189 no · 16 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Donald Edwin Young R-AK voted no
Thomas J. Campbell R-CA voted no
George P. Radanovich R-CA voted no
Matthew G. Martínez D-CA voted yes
Steven T. Kuykendall R-CA voted no
Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis R-CA voted no
Joel M. Hefley R-CO voted no
Samuel Gejdenson D-CT voted yes
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. D-GA voted yes
Michael Allen (Mac) Collins R-GA voted no
Helen P. Chenoweth-Hage R-ID voted no
David Martin Mcintosh R-IN voted no
John Nathan Hostettler R-IN voted no
James Matthes Talent R-MO voted no
Clifford Ronald Shows D-MS voted yes
Gary Eugene (Gene) Taylor D-MS voted yes
James A. Gibbons R-NV voted no
Robert Jones (Rob) Portman R-OH voted no
Paul E. Kanjorski D-PA voted yes
Sam Johnson R-TX voted no
Ralph Moody Hall D-TX voted yes
Owen Bradford Pickett D-VA voted yes
Barbara L. Cubin R-WY voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2000: House Vote, Mar 22, 2000,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/106-H-669/nuclear-waste-policy-amendments-act-of-2000 (accessed 2026-10-17).